Japan Suicide Countermeasures Promotion Center, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research, Tokyo, Japan; Health and Global Policy Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
Co-Learning Community Healthcare Re-Innovation Office, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
Psychiatry Res. 2024 Apr;334:115806. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115806. Epub 2024 Feb 18.
This study offers an in-depth analysis of Japan's suicide trends three years after the COVID-19 outbreak. Using data from the National Police Agency (January 2010-May 2023), we examined suicide rates across genders and age groups. Employing the quasi-Poisson regression, we predicted monthly death counts. Findings indicate a steady rise in female suicides from April 2020 to January 2023. Notably, male cohorts aged 50-59 and over 80 in 2022 displayed heightened death rates. While these trends may reflect the impacts of the pandemic, it is essential to consider other factors, including socio-economic changes, to fully understand the context of Japan's suicide patterns.
本研究深入分析了 COVID-19 爆发三年后日本的自杀趋势。我们使用了来自国家警察厅的数据（2010 年 1 月至 2023 年 5 月），研究了不同性别和年龄组的自杀率。我们使用拟泊松回归预测了每月的死亡人数。研究结果表明，自 2020 年 4 月至 2023 年 1 月，女性自杀率呈持续上升趋势。值得注意的是，2022 年，50-59 岁和 80 岁以上的男性群体死亡率较高。虽然这些趋势可能反映了疫情的影响，但为了全面了解日本自杀模式的背景，还必须考虑其他因素，包括社会经济变化。
